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CLEVELAND  The Warriors are going to win back-to-back championships and their third title in four years.

After the Warriors took a 3-0 lead over the Cavaliers in these NBA Finals with a 110-102 Game 3 win, its not a question on if Golden State will finish the job  its merely a question of when.

Yes, the Warriors are on the precipice of a dynasty, and they have Kevin Durant to thank for that.

Durant is a man of many nicknames, but he has a new one after this performance Wednesday: Mr. Game 3.

For the second-straight year, Durant posted a singularly spectacular performance in the third and pivotal contest of the NBA Finals, highlighted by game-clinching 3-pointers from the left wing with less than a minute to play to effectively clinch the title for the Warriors.

Its said that history repeats itself, but Durants performance didnt just repeat last years Game 3  it improved upon it.

Last year, Durant scored 31 points on 55 percent in Game 3  this year, he posted a career playoff high 43 points on 65 percent shooting.

And that 3-point dagger? This year it was a few feet further away from the basket.

But Durants performance was the finest of his career not because it was the highest scoring or featured the biggest shot. No, it stands alone because it was necessary.

The Warriors  as a team  did not play anything close to an A-game on Wednesday. Stephen Curry had 11 points, Klay Thompson scored 10, and the Cavs came out of the gate with something to prove  playing physical and attentive defense, riding LeBron James typical brand of otherworldliness, and knocking down open 3-point shots for the first time this series.

The Quicken Loans Arena was rocking. Momentum was clearly on the Cavs side, as they looked poised to make an honest series out of these NBA Finals. If not for Durant, the Warriors would have been buried by halftime.

Instead, his 24 first-half points kept the Warriors in the contest  they trailed by only six points at the break.

Predictably, the Warriors made a trademark third-quarter run to go up two points heading into the fourth quarter, but Currys struggles (he missed his first nine 3-point attempts) made it was obvious that Durant was going to have to carry the team across the finish line.

And given some of Durants fourth-quarter struggles in this postseason, it was fair to wonder if he could do it.

Those concerns were emphatically silenced. Durant went 4-of-6 in the fourth quarter, making preposterous shot after preposterous shot to out-duel an exhausted James down the stretch and lead the Warriors to an eight-point win and everything else that comes along it.

That was amazing, Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. I dont think anyone in the world can hit those shots but him.

Such is the unfairness of the Warriors  James, who had a triple-double in the contest, had to rely on Rodney Hood to provide secondary scoring in the second half. Meanwhile Curry  who re-established himself as the talisman of the Warriors offense in the first two games of the series  could hand off the load to Durant, who also had 13 rebounds and seven assists on the night.

Durant carried the load for the first 45 minutes, and eventually, his teammates joined him  Golden State scored on their final six possessions of the game to pull away and claim victory, though Durant made sure to save the best moment for himself.

The margin for error is very low, James said. You cant have mistakes. Theyre not going to beat themselves You cant have miscommunication, you cant have flaws, you cant have my faults or my bads or things like that, because theyre going to make you pay. [And] When they make you pay, its a 3-0 or 6-0 or 9-0 run, and it comes in bunches.

Meanwhile, the Warriors margin for error was massive, because Durant might have been flawless on Wednesday.

Could the Warriors have expected a similarly ruthless performance from Durant a few weeks ago? They certainly could have used it in their seven-game rock-fight against the Rockets in the Western Conference Finals.

In the Houston series, everyones saying hes iso-ing, Andre Iguodala, who returned to the Warriors lineup for Game 3 and provided a surprising 22 minutes of solid play  capped by a thunderous slam in the final minutes  said. Theres too much of this, too much of that. Hes dribbling too much, taking bad shots. I think he learned from that. The way he did it tonight was next level. He took what the defense gave him. Nothing was forced.

Next-level indeed. Game 3 was Durant at his most adroit. At moments  and in the biggest moment  it appeared as if he was in a trance-like state: When he made that dagger 3-pointer with 49 seconds remaining, he didnt yell or scream, he instead stared into the half distance, knowing that  for a moment  he was the baddest man on the planet.

I just like the way hes attacking, Kerr said. Hes not waiting around. Hes attacking right away on the catch, and its devastating to have to guard that.

You can throw a ton of words towards Durants performance  Ive certainly tried  but Kerr nailed it: Durant was devastating in Game 3.

After a performance like that, its hard to imagine how the Cavs come back to even win one game in these Finals. I can say this without hesitation or fear of reprisal: this Cleveland team will not be the first squad in NBA history to come back from a 3-0 series lead  James is too tired, his supporting cast is too feeble, and the Warriors are simply too damn powerful.

Again, its not a question of if, its only a question of when. Last year, the Cavs came back from Durants Game 3 dagger to save face with a Game 4 win at home. I dont expect a similar result Friday. Even if they do throw a punch in Game 4, I doubt theyll strike back if the Warriors counter. Their fate was sealed Wednesday.

Which begs the question: will Fridays Game 4 be James last home game in Cleveland?